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Riffat Naseem Malik

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Environmental Sciences
Pakistan
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
17301
World Ranking
2180
National Ranking
4

Riffat Naseem Malik publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Riffat Naseem Malik sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 254 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Riffat Naseem Malik D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Riffat Naseem Malik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

Riffat Naseem Malik is affiliated with Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan and has made contributions to the field of Environmental Science, primarily focusing on topics related to pollution, toxicology, and environmental chemistry. Their research addresses key environmental health risks, specifically involving heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and antibiotic contaminants.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Their research topics cover:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Riffat Naseem Malik has coauthored numerous papers with other researchers, frequently collaborating with Muhammad Yasir Abdur Rehman, Umar Masood Quraishi, Muhammad Saeed, Rahat Riaz, and Muhammad Usman Khan.

Their publications have appeared in several scientific journals, with a particular concentration in these venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (7 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (4 publications)
  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health (4 publications)
  • Chemosphere (4 publications)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (4 publications)

Selected recent research papers include:

  • "Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks," 2020, Water Research
  • "Fate and toxicity of pharmaceuticals in water environment: An insight on their occurrence in South Asia," 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "First insight into the occurrence, spatial distribution, sources, and risks assessment of antibiotics in groundwater from major urban-rural settings of Pakistan," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Arsenic uptake and toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): A review of multi-omics approaches to identify tolerance mechanisms," 2021, Food Chemistry
  • "Occurrence, source apportionment and potential risks of selected PPCPs in groundwater used as a source of drinking water from key urban-rural settings of Pakistan," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Principles and mechanisms of photocatalytic dye degradation on TiO 2 based photocatalysts: a comparative overview

    Anila Ajmal;Imran Majeed;Riffat Naseem Malik;Hicham Idriss

  • Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks.

    Syeda Maria Zainab;Muhammad Junaid;Nan Xu;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • Enrichment and geo-accumulation of heavy metals and risk assessment of sediments of the Kurang Nallah—Feeding tributary of the Rawal Lake Reservoir, Pakistan

    Azmat Zahra;Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi;Riffat Naseem Malik;Zulkifl Ahmed

  • Human health risk assessment of heavy metals via consumption of contaminated vegetables collected from different irrigation sources in Lahore, Pakistan

    Adeel Mahmood;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION AND ACCUMULATION IN SOIL AND WILD PLANT SPECIES FROM INDUSTRIAL AREA OF ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

    Riffat Naseem Malik;Syed Zahoor Husain;Ishfaq Nazir

  • Spatio-temporal variations in water quality of Nullah Aik-tributary of the river Chenab, Pakistan

    Abdul Qadir;Riffat Naseem Malik;Syed Z. Husain

  • Human health risk from heavy metal via food crops consumption with wastewater irrigation practices in Pakistan

    Muhammad Usman Khan;Riffat Naseem Malik;Said Muhammad

  • Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in South Asian region: a review.

    Usman Ali;Jabir Hussain Syed;Riffat Naseem Malik;Athanasios Katsoyiannis

  • Assessment of groundwater contamination in an industrial city, Sialkot, Pakistan

    Rizwan Ullah;Riffat Naseem Malik;Abdul Qadir

  • Heavy metals distribution, risk assessment and water quality characterization by water quality index of the River Soan, Pakistan

    Summiya Nazeer;Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • Effect of mixing ratio of food waste and rice husk co-digestion and substrate to inoculum ratio on biogas production

    Muhammad Rizwan Haider;Zeshan;Sohail Yousaf;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • Assessment of environmental contamination using feathers of Bubulcus ibis L., as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution, Pakistan.

    Riffat Naseem Malik;Naila Zeb

  • Fate and toxicity of pharmaceuticals in water environment: An insight on their occurrence in South Asia.

    Hudda Khaleeq Khan;Muhammad Yasir Abdur Rehman;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • FUNGAL BIO-LEACHING OF LOW GRADE LATERITE ORES*

    M Valix;F Usai;R Malik

  • Legacy and emerging flame retardants (FRs) in the freshwater ecosystem: A review

    Mehreen Iqbal;Jabir Hussain Syed;Athanasios Katsoyiannis;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • Heavy Metals in Eight Edible Fish Species from Two Polluted Tributaries (Aik and Palkhu) of the River Chenab, Pakistan

    Abdul Qadir;Riffat Naseem Malik

  • Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: The case of River Chenab

    Syed Ali-Musstjab-Akber-Shah Eqani;Riffat Naseem Malik;Alessandra Cincinelli;Gan Zhang

  • A review on vermicomposting of organic wastes

    Usman Ali;Nida Sajid;Azeem Khalid;Luqman Riaz

  • Classification of Amazonian primary rain forest vegetation using Landsat ETM+ satellite imagery

    Kati J. Salovaara;Sirpa Thessler;Riffat N. Malik;Hanna Tuomisto

  • Photocatalytic degradation of textile dyes on Cu2O-CuO/TiO2 anatase powders

    A. Ajmal;I. Majeed;R.N. Malik;M. Iqbal

  • Principles and Mechanisms of Photocatalytic Dye Degradation on TiO2 Based Photocatalysts: A Comparative Overview

    Anila Ajmal;Imran Majeed;Riffat Naseem Malik;Hicham Idriss

Frequent Co-Authors

Gan Zhang
Gan Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University
Jabir Hussain Syed
Jabir Hussain Syed COMSATS University Islamabad
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi COMSATS University Islamabad
Alessandra Cincinelli
Alessandra Cincinelli University of Florence
Athanasios Katsoyiannis
Athanasios Katsoyiannis Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Andrew J. Sweetman
Andrew J. Sweetman Lancaster University
Zabta Khan Shinwari
Zabta Khan Shinwari Quaid-i-Azam University
Said Muhammad
Said Muhammad University of Peshawar
Tania Martellini
Tania Martellini University of Florence

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